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will encourage the plants naturally
to become vegetative. As an alter-
native, you can clip the pastures
and knock off the seed heads of
the plants. This will "tell" the
plants that their life cycle is not
over and they will return to the
vegetative stage of growth. In ad-
dition, proper fertilizing will assist
in bringing about quicker
vegetative growth.
Also, at this time of year you
should be examining your pasture
plants to see what species are now
present. Certain species perform
better in the summer than others.
All species will perform reasonably
well in the spring, but the hot dry
summer will separate good pasture
species from the poorer ones. With
no -till planters, new species can be
introduced into pasture fields
without drastically disturbing the
present pasture stand. On the other
hand, complete renovation and
reseeding may be the answer.
Now is the time to examine the
fertility level of the pastures. This
can be done in two ways — visually
and by taking soil samples. Taking
soil samples is by far the best way
and then you can fertilize accord-
ing to need. However, just walking
through the pasture and looking at
the general health of the plants will
give some indication of their nutri-
tion. If needed, fertilizing now will
certainly help give the pasture
plants a boost for the rest of the
summer and fall.
In summary, pasture manage-
ment techniques can be applied
which will provide better returns
for your grazing dollar. ❑
EMBRYOS HELP
PREVENT DISEASE
Scientists at Agriculture
Canada's Animal Diseases
Research Institute near Ottawa are
finding that embryo transfer shows
great promise as an effective
means of disease prevention in cat-
tle.
Liz Singh, an animal reproduc-
tion specialist with the institute,
says her research team is trying to
see if an embryo can be transferred
from an infected cow to a healthy
one without passing the disease
along.
Agriculture Canada hopes that
results from this study will lead to
a complete list of bovine diseases,
including brucellosis, that are not
transmitted through embryos. ❑
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